Unfortunately, i cant take the sponge because i use it to block pieces of chaeto from getting into the return section.
My sump is kinda small so i cant really move the chaeto either. Maybe ill try to run a small tube down the end side of the sponge so some pods can swin thru....ideally

Hopeully chaeto won't get through either.
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